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November 2021
Kotsko’s View: The PIAA District 2 Playoffs in the Wyoming Valley Conference – Let the Postseason Begin!!!
November 4, 2021 | John Kotsko
Welcome to November!!! You know what that means? That’s right, the days get shorter, colder and High School Football playoffs are upon us!!!! For some, the aspiration of a District or Eastern Conference Championship will come to fruition by the end of the month. For many, the dream will be dashed and some will have […]
PIAA District 2 Lackawanna Conference Playoff breakdown.
November 4, 2021 | PFN Staff
Breaking down the LFC Playoff Games this weekend PIAA District 2 Class 6A Scranton (4-6) at Delaware Valley (7-3) (Plays winner of Hazleton, Wilkes Barre) Friday 7.00 PM Last meeting 2021 (Delaware Valley 35, Scranton 0) Scranton finished off the year on a good note by rallying late in the fourth quarter to defeat Abington […]
District 1 4A Tournament Preview (1) Bishop Shanahan HM PFN vs (4) Chichester (2) Pottgrove vs (3) Upper Moreland
November 3, 2021 | PFN Staff
District 1 4A Tournament Preview (1) Bishop Shanahan HM PFN vs (4) Chichester (2) Pottgrove vs (3) Upper Moreland Friday night the District 1 4A tournament will kick off with four of the top 4A teams in the state doing battle to hoist the District 1 Crown. Each of the teams has wins over playoff […]
District 1 6A Playoff Preview
November 3, 2021 | Kameron Hammond
Breaking down the PIAA District 1 6A Playoffs By Kameron Hammond Quakertown #5 (10-0) vs Souderton #12 (6-4) These two teams have faced each other in the regular season, where Quakertown was victorious with a 36-14 win. In their first meeting, the score was 14-14 going into the fourth quarter and then Quakertown just scored […]
Willies World: Breaking down the PIAA District 1 5A Playoffs
November 3, 2021 | Willie McGonigle
Breaking down the PIAA District 1 5A Playoffs After 2020 saw only 4 teams make the District 1 5A playoffs last season due to Covid the field returns back to its 16 team format. Three of the four teams from last season’s playoffs (West Chester Rustin, Kennett and the defending Champions Upper Dublin) make […]
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Quest: D11 (Week 10)
November 3, 2021 | Guy Smith
Around District 11 We Go: The Travels of Guy & Pam Guy and Pam are PA high school football fans. We are not affiliated with any team Quest: D11 (Week 10) For the final week of the regular season, we had three additional new schools lined up to visit. There was a choice of six […]
Protime’s District Nine Notes
November 3, 2021 | Phil Myers
Well, the regular season is suddenly over and the playoffs begin this week all across the state. In District 9 the feature game is the AAA championship contest Friday night in Brockway between the St. Marys Flying Dutchmen and the undefeated Bison of Clearfield who are ranked 7th in the state by PFN. St. Marys […]
BackyardPAFootball Podcast: Week 9/Bracket Review: McGuffey Got … @PaBackyard @NathanGrella @JeremiahMiller0
November 2, 2021 | Nate Grella
Nathan and Jeremiah are back to break down the final week of the regular season including an absolute thriller in the city rivalry and the Belle Vernon beatdown of McKeesport. In Part 2, Nathan and Jeremiah break down the bracket from 1A to 6A and answer some of the toughest questions when looking across the […]
Penn HIlls 42 Kiski Area 22 on 10/29/2021 @phqbclub @kiskifootball
November 1, 2021 | William Spicher
Few short video highlights from game Penn Hills Coach Jon LeDonne comments after game Kiski Area Coach Sam Albert comments after game For more game photos visit Deacon Blues Blog
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Wrap up from week 10 games and the top 5 playoff match ups in district 3
November 1, 2021 | Pat Weider
Player of the week: Beau Priula. Beau and Central York routed York High 60-14. Beau had 5 touchdowns. 2 rushings and 3 through the air, but it was much more than the stats. It was his ability to make plays for his team constantly. Need a 1st down? I will run for it. Need a […]
Purchase Line defeats Conemaugh Township with final minute defense @PLRedDragons
October 31, 2021 | Avery Falisec
It wasn’t a pretty win, thanks to the rain and mud, but a win it was, all the same. The Purchase Line Red Dragons have finally earned their first win since they played the Penns Manor Comets a month ago, with the Conemaugh Township Indians and a final score of 14-12, Friday, October 29. Purchase […]
Ramblers dominate Highlanders in the rain! @CH_Highlanders @WindberFootball
October 31, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Appalachian Bowl Windber Ramblers vs Cambria Heights Highlanders at Penns Manor Ramblers dominate Highlanders in the rain! I saw both teams play this year and expected Windber to win, but I didn’t expect total domination. Both teams are very good and have excellent skill players. However the thing that makes these two teams special is […]
Southern Dominates Danville in Fog Storm
October 31, 2021 | Dave Fegley
Tigers beat Ironmen 55-3 in postseason tune-up Southern Columbia’s Jim Roth and Danville’s Mike Brennan have a long history of coaching battles while Brennan was coaching at Mount Carmel Area. With 13 PIAA Championships between the two, fans knew that each squad would come out with a plan to try and throw the other team […]
Coming Up Threes on Homecoming! @TheKiskiSchool @TheHillSchool
October 31, 2021 | Greg Ricupero
Hill School (Pottstown) Rams (2-5) vs Kiski School Cougars (4-2) Last Meeting 10/26/19 Kiski 17 @ Hill 6 Coming up Threes on Homecoming! @TheKiskiSchool @TheHillSchool On a rainy Saturday afternoon, Hill School and Kiski School battled for 45 minutes in an epic defensive struggle. The final three minutes were crazy. Both teams came out and […]
Wilson Warriors Rallies from Seventeen Point Deficit to Down Notre Dame-GP. @WHSfootball21 @NDGP-FOOTBALL
October 31, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Cayden Stem, Zack Gillen Damian and Damon Simpson Spur Second Half Comeback to Secure Playoff Spot. EASTON- The Wilson Area Warriors got a late start out of the gates Saturday in their Schuylkill/Colonial League showdown with rival Notre Dame Green Pond falling behind 24-8 in the first half, but three touchdowns in the closing twelve […]
Crimson Tide defeat #1 ranked North Schuylkill on final play in double-overtime at the goal-line. @NSAthletics1 @PAHSathletics @coachhall_ @mcgeoy11
October 31, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Crucial call ends game at Pottsville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium as the Crimson Tide defense stepped up when they had to in victory over #1 Class 3A State Ranked North Schuylkill 20 to 12 in DOUBLE-OVERTIME !!! Before the game started, there was just light drizzle in the air, that was until the teams came out […]
Bellaire uses just enough passing to defeat Crestview 27-20 @BellaireSD @CrestviewRebels @TheTimesLeader
October 31, 2021 | contributor
Yesterday I made another drive to Bellaire, Ohio to watch the Big Reds of Bellaire battle Columbiana Crestview in a first-round playoff game. This marked my first time seeing Crestview play and I have to say they were a well-prepared hard-hitting team that was fun to watch. Anthony Cusich would hit Jack Yerkey for a […]
Big first half eases Newark Catholic to a 34-16 playoff win over Danville @NewarkCatholic @mountvernonnews@SchoolsDanville @Buckeyedrew33
October 31, 2021 | contributor
Saturday night I rushed home from my day game to change cameras then headed to White Field in Newark to watch the Newark Catholic Greenwave battle the Danville Blue Devils. Way back in 2012, these two hooked up in one of the best high school playoff games I have been to. The Greenwave outlasted the […]
La Salle wins PCL Red Division Championship in win over Archbishop Wood 20-0 @LaSalle_Sports @WoodFootball
October 31, 2021 | Will Ryan
For the first time since 2015, the La Salle College High School Explorers are PCL Football Champions. Back in 2015, there were three PCL champions, 2A, 3A, and 4A. Now there are just two champions, one for the Red Division and one of the Blue Division. The Explorers claim the Red Division, while Neumann-Goretti captured […]
Dieruff’s Balanced Attack Proves to Much for William Allen. @DieruffFootball @CanaryAthletics
October 31, 2021 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
65th Meeting Between the two Allentown City Schools Goes to the Huskies in Dominating Fashion. ALLENTOWN- Saturday afternoon at historic J. Birney Crum Stadium then 65th edition of the Louis E Dieruff and William Allen football game took place, with Huskies of Dieruff prevailing 49-12 before a moderate crowd of spectators. The win gave Dieruff […]
Lewisburg Green Dragons Slay Wildcats
October 30, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
Friday night in a rainy game the Lewisburg Green Dragons took down the Mifflinburg Wildcats 12-6. It was a game of defense for the Green Dragons. Junior Cam Michaels intercepted Wildcats quarterback Tony Dressler three times. The game’s first touchdown came from Owen Ordonez on a 41-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Wade Young. This gave […]
Garnet Valley Wins Fourth Straight Central League Title Against Lower Merion @GVAthletics @GarnetValleyFB @LowerMerionFB
October 30, 2021 | Alec Eskin
Garnet Valley and Lower Merion were set to play in the most football weather you could imagine: high winds, lower temperatures, and pouring rain. A lot was on the line tonight with District One seeding and the Central League title up in the air. Once again, Garnet Valley came out on top winning by a […]
Bishop Guilfoyle @BGMarauderFball at Bedford
October 30, 2021 | Ian Bennett
BG played the Bedford Bison at Bedford Friday Night, and lost by a score of 28-10. The Marauders head into the playoffs with a first round bye, with a record of 6-4 on the year. They hold the fourth seed in their playoff pool. To begin the game BG got off to a great start, […]
Jersey Shore Uses Strong Second Half To Take Down Wildcats @bradyjordan09 @CaydenHess1
October 30, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With rain pounding the field, players slipping and sliding. Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium proved to be a good rivalry matchup in a class Mud Bowl. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs led with a strong second-half performance to take down the Central Mountain Wildcats 24-0. Leading the offense for the Bulldogs on the ground was […]
Hollidaysburg Wins Third Straight by Defeating Linsly, West Virginia @HollidaysburgF @CoachHDeLattre @LinslyFootball
October 30, 2021 | Phil Myers
Joe Paterno used to emphasize that his defenses used the ‘bend but don’t break’ philosophy. The saying actually comes from Aesop’s fables, but that same wisdom also comes from ancient writings. Hollidaysburg’s coach, Homer DeLattre adheres to that philosophy too, “that’s what we talk about, we bend but we don’t break.” Many a football game […]
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